Bill Bourke

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William Meskill "Bill" Bourke (2 June 1913 - 22 May 1981), was an Australian politician.

Bourke was elected to the Australian House of Representatives seat of Fawkner at the 1949 election representing the Australian Labor Party. He was expelled from the Labor Party in 1955 for belonging to the Industrial Groups (Groupers) and joined the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist), later renamed the Democratic Labor Party. He was defeated at the 1955 election by Peter Howson.^[1]

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Harold Holt	Member for Fawkner 1949 – 1955	Succeeded by Peter Howson

Persondata
NAME	Bourke, William Meskill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	2 June 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	22 May 1981
PLACE OF DEATH